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Many people get started in fitness every day, but fail to establish concrete goals. All too often one might say “I just want to tone up” or “I just want to do more pull ups”. But guess what… these are not quantifiable goals! It is these people that find excuses a month later as to why they can’t make it to the gym or maintain a healthy diet. These people never set concrete goals! This is a one-way ticket to failure, leaving one with less self esteem, less confidence and further from his or her dreams.

When you get in your car do you just start driving? Or do you get in your car with a destination (goal) in mind? Hopefully it’s the latter of the two.

Setting quantifiable goals can help motivate, empower, and encourage one to stay on course throughout the duration of a total body transformation. There will be times when external factors will get in the way such as peer pressure and temptations. It’s called “LIFE”. However, measurable goals will help one to stay strong during moments of weakness.

How do I set goals?

1)Long-term goal- When setting goal it is good to pick a goal that is a long term, 1-2 years out. Then WRITE IT DOWN!

2)Backward planning- Set smaller more achievable goals that will get you to that long-term goal. These goals should be specific and measurable. This will help build momentum toward that big goal.

3)Make today valuable: Set dates that you want to achieve these goals by. For example; if there is an event 90 days out and you decide not to train today or not to eat healthy, then you just wasted 1 of 90 days to make your goal a reality.

4)Know your starting point- Take a picture of yourself, print it out, put the date on it and starting weight. Take girth measurements of arms, waist, hips etc. Write those numbers down and begin to chart the progress weekly. This will become crucial for knowing exactly how far you have come.

Here is an example of what a weight loss goal should look like by month:

Week 3: Continue with training; make a specific fitness goal (such as 30 sit-ups or push-ups without stopping) and start working towards that goal

Week 4: Continue tracking your progress; if goal of 2lbs per week is not met then adjust your diet.

Month 3: Etc….

Goal setting is crucial before embarking on any new endeavor. This is not only true in the gym, but it also applies in life! By setting goals and seeing them through, success will follow. The little goals represent the inches and the big goal represents a mile. Those inches all add up to make the mile… SUCCESS